Arabískar nætur / الليالي العربية

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 am UTC+00:00

IÐNÓ | Reykjavík

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Brú milli menningarheima
/ جسر بين الثقافات
Information about the event in English and Arabic below.
13:00 - 15:00
Darbuka-trommusmiðja - komdu með þína eigin trommu (þarf ekki að vera darbuka, má t.d. vera djembe-tromma)
/ Darbuka drum workshop - bring your own drum (not necessarily darbuka, e.g. djembe)
/ ورشة طبول الدربكة – أحضر طبلك الخاص (ليس بالضرورة أن يكون دربكة، يمكن أن يكون مثلاً جمبي)

15:00 - 16:00
Dabke - komdu í þægilegum fötum til að svitna í
/ Dabke - wear comfortable clothes to sweat in
/ دبكة – ارتدِ ملابس مريحة للحركة والتعرّق
16:00 - 17:00
Jallabina og magadans - komdu í þægilegum fötum til að svitna í
/ Jallabina and belly dance - wear comfortable clothes to sweat in
/ يلابينا والرقص الشرقي – ارتدِ ملابس مريحة للحركة والتعرّق

17:00 - 18:00
Arabískukennsla
/ Arabic language lesson
/ درس في اللغة العربية

19:00 - 20:00
Basar, arabískt matarsmakk & spjall
/ Bazaar, Arabic food tasting & chat
/ بازار وتذوّق أطعمة عربية ودردشة

20:00
Tónleikar með Simonu Abdallah
/ Concert with Simona Abdallah
/ حفل موسيقي مع سيمونا عبد الله

21:30
Danspartý: Magadans, dabke & jallabina
/ Dance party: Belly dance, dabke & Jallabina
/ حفلة رقص: رقص شرقي ودبكة ويلابينا

Arabísk menning drýpur af hverju strái í Iðnó þar sem fólki gefst færi á að kynnast og njóta fjölbreyttrar menningar í gegnum tónlist, dans, matargerð og tungumál. Hápunktur dagskrárinnar verða tónleikar og sögustund með palestínsku trommudrottningunni Simona Abdallah en hún spilar á arabísku trommuna darbuka sem samkvæmt hefðinni er hljóðfæri fyrir karla. Simona er ein af fyrstu tónlistarkonunum af arabískum uppruna sem brýtur hefðina og hefur vakið alþjóðlega athygli. Kvöldinu lýkur með dansveislu fram á miðnætti.

English:
Bountiful programme of Arabian culture granting anyone an opportunity to experience and enjoy diverse cultures through music, dance, cuisine and language. The highlight of the programme is a concert and storytime with the Palestinian drum queen Simona Abdallah. Simona is a percussionist who plays the Arabian drum darbuka, traditionally a male instrument. Simona is one of the first female musicians of Arabian origin to break tradition and has attracted international attention. The evening ends with a dance party until midnight.

Arabic:
برنامج غني بالثقافة العربية يتيح للجميع فرصة التعرّف على ثقافات متنوعة والاستمتاع بها من خلال الموسيقى والرقص والمطبخ واللغة. أبرز ما في البرنامج هو حفل موسيقي وجلسة حكايات مع ملكة طبول الدربكة الفلسطينية سيمونا عبد الله. سيمونا عازفة إيقاع تعزف على طبلة الدربكة العربية، وهي آلة موسيقية كانت تُعد تقليدياً حكراً على الرجال. وتُعد سيمونا من أوائل الموسيقيات من أصول عربية اللواتي كسرن هذا التقليد وقد حظيت باهتمام دولي واسع. ويختتم المساء بحفلة رقص تستمر حتى منتصف الليل.

Fjölskylduvænn viðburður / Family friendly event / فعالية مناسبة للعائلات
Verkefnið er styrkt af Borgarsjóði Reykjavíkurborgar / The project is supported by the Reykjavík City Grant
The event is part of the Festival Hub programme at the Reykjavík Arts Festival. All events are free of charge, and everyone is welcome. The Festival Hub takes place at Iðnó and is open daily from 30 May to 14 June, until the evening.
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IÐNÓ, Vonarstræti 3, 101 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland, Reykjavík, Iceland

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